HDgaming42
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tl;dr - it seems Capcom in particular is guilty of using shrinkwrap instead of "tuck and fold" for some of their releases. Doesn't seem to necessarily be a first-run vs. reprint issue, nor strictly a bilingual cover issue either. I can't spot a pattern, but with the feedback I've received I'm fairly confident the games I received are indeed "new". Original post(s) retained below:
Help me out here. I recently ordered Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Wii U from Amazon.ca and received what looks to me to be a resealed game. Amazon was the seller (they're out now) and not just "fulfilled by".
Are we on the verge of another round of cost-cutting similar to when they punched holes in all the game cases to lessen their shipping weight?
Anyone with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Wii U have a sealed copy they can provide a shot of for comparison?
I have many sealed games (the majority of them simply due to backlog) andnot one of them looks this cheap or shoddy.
edit: my Monster Hunter Tri for Wii has the same seal
It's the kind of stuff you would see back when video stores existed and they would use some $40 shrink-wrap machine to re-wrap your purchase so you didn't feel like a heel giving your cousin a used game.
Check it out. Here it is against another random factory sealed Wii U game. Notice the awful seam that runs the entire length of the spine.
Thanks to member vireland for pointing out the nice looking ones are referred to as "tuck and fold", while the shit-wrap ones are "shrink-wrapped".
Back:
I called Amazon and they were quite understanding and shipped a replacement. It is exactly the same. I've lumped the two bastard children in with a plethora of other Wii U games I have yet to open. Can you spot which ones I'm referring to?
It's not like the Wii U has a huge library. I own most of it (actually found the time to play some of them) and not one has come "sealed" like this up until now.
Monster Hunter isn't a new release, and I'm finding it difficult to envision scenarios where I'm not holding re-sealed games.
Thoughts? Experiences? I've heard from others who say they have received re-sealed Blu-rays from Amazon (as the seller).
I'd love to know if I'm chasing a unicorn here, but I simply refuse to believe this was the official factory seal for this game...
Help me out here. I recently ordered Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Wii U from Amazon.ca and received what looks to me to be a resealed game. Amazon was the seller (they're out now) and not just "fulfilled by".
Are we on the verge of another round of cost-cutting similar to when they punched holes in all the game cases to lessen their shipping weight?
Anyone with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Wii U have a sealed copy they can provide a shot of for comparison?
I have many sealed games (the majority of them simply due to backlog) and
edit: my Monster Hunter Tri for Wii has the same seal
It's the kind of stuff you would see back when video stores existed and they would use some $40 shrink-wrap machine to re-wrap your purchase so you didn't feel like a heel giving your cousin a used game.
Check it out. Here it is against another random factory sealed Wii U game. Notice the awful seam that runs the entire length of the spine.
Thanks to member vireland for pointing out the nice looking ones are referred to as "tuck and fold", while the shit-wrap ones are "shrink-wrapped".
Back:
I called Amazon and they were quite understanding and shipped a replacement. It is exactly the same. I've lumped the two bastard children in with a plethora of other Wii U games I have yet to open. Can you spot which ones I'm referring to?
It's not like the Wii U has a huge library. I own most of it (actually found the time to play some of them) and not one has come "sealed" like this up until now.
Monster Hunter isn't a new release, and I'm finding it difficult to envision scenarios where I'm not holding re-sealed games.
Thoughts? Experiences? I've heard from others who say they have received re-sealed Blu-rays from Amazon (as the seller).
I'd love to know if I'm chasing a unicorn here, but I simply refuse to believe this was the official factory seal for this game...